Xitang is a small town between Hangzhou and Shanghai. In Xitang 9 river converge, and the city is built in little square blocks that are all interconnected by footbridges. It’s quite lovely, although I’d advise skipping it during the weekends as the large amount of tourists there make it a bit harder to enjoy.

The first afternoon I was in Shanghai I wandered about the Bund, the water front area of central Shanghai. It’s a huge tourist trap so it makes for a great place to just walk around and snap photos of random people doing whatever it is they’re doing.

Two wheels is the most common mode of transport here, either electronic scooters or old fashioned foot powered bicycles being the two most common around Hangzhou. Gas bikes have been banned from the downtown area of Hangzhou making them impractical for most people.

This woman works daily as a seamstress in the tunnel connecting two roads in my neighborhood.

One of the things that threw me for a loop when I arrived was the amount of kids walking around in Army fatigues from ROTC-like exercises they hold regularly on the neighboring campus.

This guy runs a barber shop out of a garage down the street from my apartment. $.85 for a hot shave. Not bad.